SPOKANE, Wash. – With high wind warnings issued across Eastern Washington and North Idaho, residents and officials are preparing for potential impacts on local highways. An attorney is calling on property owners to prepare for high winds as well, after a deadly freak accident that took place during a wind event last Winter.
December 18, 2024, a dead tree fell onto a box truck and killed two men, Eric Saint and Elisha Brian, as they drove along Highway 2 on their way to work.
Attorney Brandon Batchelor, who represents the families of the two men in an ongoing wrongful death suit against the Spokane International Airport, said the tree was on airport property. Batchelor added the tree had been long dead, making it at high-risk of falling due to winds…